Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.06/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$158.06

118 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$722

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$43.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.01

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	661	165.19	1,092	85
Medium and Large 2	434	148.17	644	22
Small 1-2	510	129.00	658	1thin
Medium and Large 3	303	122.05	369	10thin

One grade step is worth $43.14/cwt here — about $722 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale118 hd

158.06

—

SC average5 barns · 402 hd

163.06

−5.01

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,444	78.79	1,138	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	66.48	798	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	65.31	934	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	59.74	526	19

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	761	$344	5

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	73.88/cwt	70.00–78.00	872	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	960	66.99/cwt	64.00–70.00	643	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	983	73.26/cwt	72.50–74.00	720	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	685	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	769	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	115.86/cwt	112.00–120.00	324	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	232	123.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,176	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	155.68/cwt	150.00–161.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	142.73/cwt	130.00–160.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	153.99/cwt	142.50–158.00	647	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	118.80/cwt	117.50–120.00	497	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	151.12/cwt	142.50–160.00	473	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,106	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,145	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	658	337.09/head	275.00–410.00	337	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	985	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	739	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	726	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	705	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	582	1
Bulls	—	—	1,383	75.16/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,039	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	60.94/cwt	59.00–62.00	648	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	65.31/cwt	65.00–66.00	934	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	65.73/cwt	62.00–72.50	571	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	53.08/cwt	48.00–58.00	473	9
Bulls	—	—	1,565	86.06/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,347	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	67.20/cwt	64.00–74.00	819	23

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Wed Dec 14, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 128Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 54Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 6

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	115.00	115.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	80.00	80.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	90.00	90.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	82.50	82.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	70.00–78.00	73.88
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	960	64.00–70.00	66.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	983	72.50–74.00	73.26
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	75.00	75.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	87.50	87.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	350.00	350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	658	275.00–410.00	337.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	360.00	360.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	141.00	141.00
2	—	580	132.50	132.50
14	—	420	142.50–158.00	153.99
3	—	665	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	122.50	122.50
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
2	—	380	120.00–125.00	122.57
2	—	290	135.00	135.00
1	—	465	122.50	122.50
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
2	—	418	117.50–120.00	118.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
1	—	215	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
3	—	280	112.00–120.00	115.86
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	232	120.00–125.00	123.38
2	—	373	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
4	—	326	120.00–125.00	122.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	117.50	117.50
6	—	516	150.00–161.00	155.68
1	—	370	157.50	157.50
5	—	463	130.00–160.00	142.73
8	—	313	142.50–160.00	151.12
1	—	570	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	700	168.00	168.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	742	149.00	149.00
7	—	644	151.00	151.00
7	—	427	172.50	172.50
2	—	290	180.00	180.00
1	—	375	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	110.00–115.00	112.46
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
3	—	680	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	130.00–135.00	132.53
2	—	515	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,383	73.00–79.00	75.16
2	—	1,565	85.00–87.00	86.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	59.00–62.00	60.94
23	—	1,219	64.00–74.00	67.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	65.00–66.00	65.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	869	62.00–72.50	65.73
9	—	892	48.00–58.00	53.08

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle